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THE PENNSYLVANIA 
SOCIETY tf/NEW YORK 

PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY 

HE Pennsylvania Society of 
New York was organized on 
April 25, 1899, and now 
numbers 275 members. Its 
specific object, as stated in its 
constitution, is to ** cultivate social intercourse 
among its members, and to promote their best 
interests ; to collect historical material relating 
to the State of Pennsylvania, and to keep alive 
its memory in New York." 

Its work thus falls naturally into two 
divisions. Its social side is maintained by the 
Annual Dinner and meetings held for social 
(purposes. Its historical aim is expressed not 
lOnly in the intent to collect historical material, 
but more especially by its purpose to keep alive 
ithe memory of Pennsylvania in New York. 
I Even if the Society did no more than recall to 
its members the State from which they came, 
jits great past, its wonderful present, the possi- 
bilities of its future, it would accomplish a good 



and useful purpose that would more than justify 
its existence. 

But the relationship of the Society to the 
State of Pennsylvania and to the country afi 
large is much more important than this, 
The State that contains within its borders the 
Hall in which the Declaration of Independence 
was signed, and on whose soil the Battle of 
Gettysburg was fought, yields precedence to no 
other. Its early history, its wise and greail 
founder, the active part its people took in thei, 
war for Independence, and the subsequent 
history of the Commonwealth, are among the|. 
most precious possessions of the Americai^ 
nation. 

It is the good name of the State of Penn-i 
sylvania, its good deeds and its good men, that! 
the Pennsylvania Society of New York is 
concerned with ; and its annual festivals and 
meetings rest upon this foundation. To pre- 
serve the good name and the fair fame of the 
State, and to aid in promoting those causes and 
methods which tend to that end, is the rea! 
work of the Society, and it invites every son 
of Pennsylvania residing in New York, or in| 
places adjacent to it, who values these thingsw 
to join with it in the fulfilment of this purpose.; 



AN ENLARGED MEMBERSHIP 

The Society stands on the threshold of its 
career. Its influence and its activity are limited 
only by the number of its members. With 
an increased membership its work will be 
broadened, and its purpose furthered to a 
greater extent than heretofore. As soon as the 
membership justifies it, the Society will provide 
rooms, which will form a convenient meeting- 
place for its members and headquarters for 
Pennsylvanians visiting New York. 

There are three classes of members : 
Honorary, Active, and Non-resident. 

Honorary members are persons whose 
achievements have added fame to the State 
of Pennsylvania. 

The active membership may include any 
person who is a native, or the descendant of a 
native, of the State of Pennsylvania, or who 
was a resident of the State for a continuous 
period of seven years. 

The non-resident membership may include 
any person residing in Pennsylvania, or born 
therein, or who has been a resident thereof for 
seven consecutive years, and resides elsewhere 



than in the city of New York, and not within ^ 
fifty miles thereof. 

The annual dues for Active members are 
;^5.oo per year, and for Non-resident ^2.00, 
with an entrance fee for either of $5.00. 




PROGRAMME FOR 1900-1901 

The following programme has been adopted 
for the year 1900-1901: 

I. — Annual Sermon. By the Rev. George 
M. Christian, D.D., Chaplain of the Society, 
and Rector of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. 
The sermon will be preached before the Society 
on Sunday, November 25, 1900, at 4 P. M. 

II. — Annual Festival. The Annual Dinner 
of the Society will be held on Wednesday, 
December 12, 1900, the anniversary of the 
ratification of the Federal Constitution by the 
Assembly of Pennsylvania. 

III. — Historical Meeting. At this meeting, 
which will be held in February, 1901, a short 
historical address will be made by Professor John 
Bach McMaster, of the University of Pennsyl- 
vania, and opportunity will be aiforded for a 
generalinterchange of views among the members. 

IV. — ^Annual Meeting. The Annual Meet- 
ing for the election of officers, and for other 
business purposes, will be held at an informal 
Smoker on April 16, 1901. 

Full particulars concerning these meetings 
and the work of the Society will be issued to 
the members in timely notices. 



The Officers, 1 900-1 901. 

The President 

RT. REV. HENRY C. POTTER 

The Vice-Presidents 

ROBERT C. OGDEN FREDERICK W. HOLLS 

ALFRED C. BARNES HENRY F. SHOEMAKER 

The Chaplain 

REV. GEORGE M. CHRISTIAN, D.D. 

The Secretary 

BARR FERREE 
7 Warren Street 

The Treasurer 

JOHN A. HILTNER 
ay I Broadway 

The Council 

The Officers 
For One Year For Two Years 

SEVERO MALLET-PREVOST ALLAN C. BAKEWELL 
WILLIAM B. BOULTON R. GRIER MONROE 

ANDREW CARNEGIE H. HARRISON SUPLEE. 

For Three Years 
WILLIAM BISPHAM 
JOHN R. DOS PASSOS 
H. L. HORTON 



The Committees 
Dinner y igoo 

HENRY F. SHOEMAKER RICHARD E. COCHRAN 

WILLIAM A. REDDING 

Admissions 

HORACE SEE SEVERO MALLET-PREVOST 

JOHN A. HILTNER 

New Membership 

WILLIAM HARRISON BROWN WILLIAM POTTS 

EDWIN K. MARTIN JOSEPH A. GOULDEN 

F. HOWARD HOOKE EDWARD A. TREAT 

JAMES W, McBRIDE 

Historical Meeting 

ALFRED C. BARNES HENRY S. PATTERSON 

WILLIAM DOUGLAS MOORE 

Annual Sermon 

HENRY GALBRAITH WARD HENRY ROBINSON TOWNE 
WILLIAM BISPHAM 

Annual Meeting, igoi 

GEORGE A. POST GEORGE GRAY BARNARD 

ADELBERT H. STEELE 

Library 

WILLIAM L, FINDLEY WILLIAM HEYL RASER 

CHARLES DONNEL GIBSON EDGAR DUBS SHIMER 

GEORGE H. EMERSON 

Historical Monographs 

DAVID McNALLY STAUFFER ALLAN C. BAKEWELL 

BARR FERREE 



Dated, September, 1900. 






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